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Cover of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix (2020)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages408 (Chunky (400-600))
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SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.78/5 (319216)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceGoreBloodChild HarmDomestic ViolenceEmotional AbuseGaslightingMurderDeathAddictionRacismBody HorrorAnimal Death

Positive tags

Found FamilyFriendshipSurvivalProtector

Heroine archetypes

Mom / Mother FigureWorking-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast

Tropes

VampiresUrban FantasyHidden IdentityMorally Gray ProtagonistFound FamilyFish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Themes

Female SolidarityDomestic HorrorSocial CommentarySuburban GothicEvil in Plain SightMaternal InstinctClass and RaceSouthern Culture

Synopsis

Read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - housewives versus vampire in 1990s Charleston. Horror meets social commentary.

Tags

HorrorSouthern GothicDark HumorSocial SatireThriller